LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

frictiō

frictiō f (genitive frictiōnis)

Meaning

  1. friction
  2. massage

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativefrictiōfrictiōnēs
genitivefrictiōnisfrictiōnum
dativefrictiōnīfrictiōnibus
accusativefrictiōnemfrictiōnēs
ablativefrictiōnefrictiōnibus
vocativefrictiōfrictiōnēs

frictĭo, ōnis, f. frico,
I. a rubbing, rubbing down, friction of parts of the body: vehemens, lenis, Cels. 2, 14: frictionem adhibere, id. ib.: frictione uti, id. ib.: frictionem lenem admovere, id. 3, 18.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin frictiō From fricō (“rub”) + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalanfricció
  • Englishfriction
  • Frenchfriction
  • GermanFriktion
  • Italianfrizione
  • Occitanfriccion
  • Portuguesefricção
  • Romanianfricțiune
  • Spanishfricción
  • Galicianfricción

Quick answers

What does frictiō mean in Latin?
frictiō, a noun, means “friction; massage”.
What is the genitive of frictiō?
The genitive singular is frictiōnis. frictiō is feminine, third declension.